Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-03
TIE POLITICAL WORLD.
FORTUNES Of var FOR STATES
MEN OF TIE PRESENT TIME.
Doinss Of the National LesisIature--Ke-
suit of Soyember'S LIvc.ions-European
Political sIovemchts-TIie Irish aucs-
tfon-ti,e Eastern War Cloud.

IAEUART.
Is. Senator Hoar's presidential succession
bill passed by the house. Next day signed by
the president
ii Eulo-i.s ot Ike latr Nice-President Hen
dricks pronounced il the senate.
FEBEgAEy.
IS The bill rpinstatins Gen. Fit=John Per
ter passed by th, house.
23 The Gen. Grant monument bin, APP
propriatins @25oeoo for monument to he
erected in Washington, passed by the United
States senate.
MARCH
/. Prasilen. Cleveland sent a message to
the senate in which h. denied the right of
that branch Of the government to demand
from the president or any member of his
cabinet any papers relating to the causes
leading to the suspension or removal of Office
hol1ers, and declaring that such documents
are personal and private and not official
; Blair educational bill, appropriating
s790o0,O0 fer schools, passed the senate.
Is. Brig Gen A. H. Terry promoted to Il
major GeneTalsnip, vice Gen. Hancock, de-
ceased
1G Half million appropriated for con-
gressional library.
APRIL
90 The president, in d message to congress,
recommended the formation of commission
of labor for the settlement of differences aris-
Ing between capital and labor.
MAY.
10. "Three months pension bill was passed
by the senate.
20. Caleb W West appointed governor of
Utah, vice Murray, resigned.
JUNE.
8 Bill taxing oleomargarino five cents a
pound passed the hous,
4 The Chinese indemnity bill passed the
senate
Z House PASSED bill repeating the timber
culture desert land and presumption laws,
materially modifying the old homestead law.
Il Tariff bill killed in The house.
IS. Senate adopted the resolution providing
for the submission to t1o different states of
the Union a constitutional amendment
changing the beginning of the presidential
and congressional year from March to April
30
IS Senator Vances bill to repeal the civil
service law shelvel by the United States
senate.
81 Extradition treaty with Japan ratified
new survey Of the United States Mexico
boundary line
% Senate passed. the Fit2 John Porter bill.
%. President Cleveland yetocs sevcnty-ono
bills, most of them relating to individual pen
sioIlS.
20. Bill taxing oleon,argarine two cents q
pound passed the senate: house coucurred
Aug. 3
%. The senate refuses to order an investl-
cation of the charges of fraud alleged TO have
been committed in connection with the cleo
ton of United States Senator Payne, of Ohio.
81. Bill granting increased pensions to sol
diels of the late war who ,sers wounded in
tho hand, foot arm or be- passed the bouse.
ACCUSE
5. First session Of tn Forty ninth congress
adjourned.
%. Cutting was re'-s,l from prison by
the Mexican supreme court. The Cutting
episode nearly caussd light between the
| United States All aIeEjec
sIrT.,-:-Ig.R
90 Henry Georsc nominated for mayor o.
New York city By tha worliinGmen.
OCTOBER
II. The TanmaBy Hall and Count,
Democracy factions united upon Hon. Abran
| S. Hewitt, who was unanimously dominates
for mayor Of New Yol-i. city.
Is. Theodore Roosevelt nominated TO
mayor by the Republicans of New Yorl, city
10. Hon. George i. Edmunds re-electe'
b "a.